Transcript Read, Write, Inc. Spelling - Malcolm Sargent Primary School

Read, Write, Inc.
Spelling
Who wrote the scheme?
Ruth Miskin is one of the UK’s leading
authorities on teaching children to read. An
experienced former head teacher and trainer,
she has over 25 years’ teaching experience.
Why are we changing?
Although children were able to score well on
weekly spelling tests, they weren’t consistently
able to spell the same words out of the test
situation.
What is different?
Read Write Inc. Spelling is a spelling programme
based on proven strategies of teacher modelling
followed by partner work, to embed learning. The
programme covers all the word structures and
spelling requirements for Years 2–6.
It is:
• Built around a series of short, progressive
activities
• Uses partner work to help children learn
effectively and recall what they have learnt
What does it look like?
It is a spelling programme which is run in daily
sessions.
There is a ‘Get Spelling!’ book which has a range
of teacher-led activities, paired work and
independent activities.
Alongside this there is a Spelling Log where
children can record the words they find difficult
to spell.
What will the children experience in
their lessons?
For each unit, there is:
An
information
check
Dot, dash,
count
Write the root
Spelling Log
Each unit lasts
for
2 weeks
Word fill
Dictation
Four in a row
game
Circle the
right one
Unit 1 –’ay’
Homework
Each fortnight the children learn some ‘Red
Words’, Homophones and words which are spelt
using the focus sound for the unit.
Teaching and
class-based
activities
Identification of
tricky words
Extra practise
with tricky
words at home
Half –Termly Spelling
Challenge
A list of between 30 and 50 words will be sent home at the end of the penultimate
week of each half-term.
The children will work on these with their group the following week, learning to
spell them accurately.
Extra work at home over the weekend and the early part of the week will support
them in this task.
Individual challenge on
the words each child
finds difficult –these are
taken from the spelling
patterns taught and
other high frequency
words
Working in a group
encourages teamwork
and competition to
help each other
embed their learning
Each child can
have their
progressed
assessed